Our Fellowship Chairman today was PP Paul and our Sergeant-at-Arms was Rtn Amy.  Our Sergeant-at-Arms managed to collect $650 between the raffle and fines.  We will donate the collection of today to the District Rotaract Service Project - It's Family, It's Harmony.

President Tobias announced that the District Conference would be held on 22-23^rd of April 2006 at Regal Airport Hotel.  The RI Convention, in addition, would be held on 11-14^th of June 2006 at Copenhagen and Malmo.  Further, President Tobias announced that Club of Hong Kong East as our mother club is our official preferred make-up Club; their regular lunch meeting is held at Excelsior Hotel on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the raffle prize of today was a radio and a pen donated by CP Dennis. In addition, we had today two birthday girls, Amy and Mimi. After we happily sang the birthday song to them, the President presented them birthday gifts.

On the other hand, Our Club is organizing the District Sports Day, and will be held on 19^th February. While our Dinner at Atoll Reef of Ocean Park will be held on 19^th January, the sign up sheet is ready for members. 

The speaker of today was Ms. Virginia Seung and her topic was “District Rotaract Service Project “It's Family, It's Harmony.”.  Virginia is the Chairlady of District Rotaract Club. She organized the project with Harmony House. Harmony House is the local Charity organization providing protection, caring and empowerment of women and children who are victims of domestic violence.  They counsel and give guidance to batter the cycle of violence, and they provide education to the community at large as well as specific target groups in order to promote family harmony.  In 2003-4, the shelter admission of women and children is over 200 and 192 respectively.  They received over 8000 calls in one year, apart from statistics; the family problem, obviously, in Hong Kong is really serious.  The Rotaract Club has targeted to raise $50,000.00 from Rotary Clubs and will have other fund raising function in the public.  The purpose is to donate the “Harmony Express” to Harmony House for educating students and the public the importance of family harmony.